Travel News & Stories

Public Wi-Fi Warning

Wed March 2nd 2016

A journalist who had his Wi-Fi hacked while checking his emails on a flight has written a column urging fellow flyers—and anyone using public Wi-Fi systems—to be cautious.

The hacker accessed the journalist’s emails during the flight, then approached him afterwards to warn him about how easy it was. The journalist has since written a piece for USA Today urging people to be wary when using public Wi-Fi—including

looking out for fake Wi-Fi hotspots. Anyone trying to send sensitive information over public Wi-Fi should use a virtual private network (VPN) to protect their data, say experts.